Goodness Meaning in English

word · lemma: good

US

/ˈɡʊdnəs/

GUUD-nis

UK

/ɡˈʊdnəs/

GUUD-nis

التعريف

Goodness is the quality of being kind, honest, and morally good. It can also be used as an exclamation in phrases like 'Oh my goodness!' to show surprise.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

As a noun, it is somewhat formal or reflective when talking about moral character: 'the goodness of people'. In everyday speech, it is very common in the fixed exclamation 'Oh my goodness!', which sounds softer and more polite than stronger expressions.

• Spanish: bondad - virtud
• Portuguese (BR): bondade - virtude
• Portuguese (PT): bondade - virtude
• Chinese (Simplified): 善良 - 美德
• Chinese (Traditional): 善良 - 美德
• Hindi: भलमनसाहत - अच्छाई
• Arabic: الطيبة - الخير
• Bengali: ভালোগুণ - আহা (বিস্ময়ে)
• Russian: доброта - боже мой (восклицание)
• Japanese: 善良（ぜんりょう） - あら（驚きの感嘆詞）
• Vietnamese: lòng tốt - trời ơi (cảm thán)
• Korean: 선함 - 세상에 (감탄사)
• Turkish: iyilik - aman Tanrım (ünlem)
• Urdu: نیکی - اوہ میرے خدا (حیرت کا اظہار)
• Indonesian: lòng tốt - trời ơi (thán từ)

جمل نموذجية

Her goodness impressed everyone in the room.

basic

We believe in the goodness of people.

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Oh my goodness, that's a huge dog!

basic

Even after everything that happened, she still talks about his goodness.

natural

Sometimes the goodness in people is easy to miss.

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Oh my goodness, I completely forgot your birthday.

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